Title:Political Corruption
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Author(s):DELLA PORTA, Donatella; VANNUCCI, AlbertoDate:2012Citation:Edwin AMENTA, Kate NASH and Alan SCOTT (eds), The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology, Oxford, Wiley Blackwell, 2012, 130-144Type of Publication:Contribution to bookSeries/Report no.:[COSMOS]Abstract:This entry reviews social science literature on political corruption, privileging an institutionalist approach. In doing so, it looks at resources and mechanisms of hidden exchange as well as at its governance.